Singer Lucky Daye Announces New Album, Single and his first headlining tour since 2019… Welcome to his “Candy Drip Tour”

Fresh off of earning two Grammy nominations, collabs with Alicia Keys, DJ Khalid, Mary J. Blige and others, super hot crooner Lucky Daye has returned to center-stage with exciting news. This spring, the Louisiana native will hit the road for the “Candy Drip” tour with another R&B phenom, Joyce Wrice. Over five weeks, the talented duo will put together shows in Portland, Dallas, New Orleans, Nashville, Detroit, Louisville, Boston and several other cities.

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Adding to Lucky Daye’s announcement, he has also shared a new track called “Candy Drip.” Produced by D’Mile (bassist Dernst Emile II), the soulful tracks tells the story of a man wrapped up in a relationship that is no good for either party. Still, their bond is too tight to be broken.

Lucky Daye is the alias of David Brown, a Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter with a solid foundation in classic soul who is stylistically a little left of center, neither retro nor commercial. And like Daniel Caesar in some ways, Daye’s style and flow was likened to a marriage of traditional and progressive R&B modes when he showcased his major-label debut EP. And like other talented upstarts, before signing a solo deal with a label, Brown co-wrote songs for Keith Sweat, Ne-Yo, Ella Mai, and Mary J. Blige.

Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. Daye was raised in a religious cult that forbade secular music, he nonetheless discovered an innate knack for singing. After his mother left the cult, Daye immersed himself in classic R&B and succumbed to the artistry of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Rick James. Uprooted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he moved to Tyler, Texas, but soon relocated to Atlanta, Georgia to pursue music. Daye competed on Season 4 of American Idol in 2005 at age 19. He auditioned with Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” and was given four “yes” votes. He was eliminated shortly after reaching the Top 20. Disappointed but Undaunted, Daye began establishing himself as a songwriter and background vocalist in the ATL, and throughout 2008 and 2009, landed credits on material by Keith Sweat (a handful of cuts on his ‘Just Me’ album) and Ne-Yo (“She Got Her Own”).

Brown went through a stage where he wasn’t as active as a songwriter, though he did write “Believe Us” for Boyz II Men, he then shifted gear during the latter half of the 2010’s refocusing on singing, while still writing songs. During this period in 2016 and 2017, he co-wrote songs released by Keke Palmer “Enemiez”, for Ella Mai, “10,000 Hours,”and “Down” for Ella Mai, ‘Song Goes Off’, for Trey Songz, and several songs for Mary J. Blige (including two tracks on her ‘Strength of a Woman‘ album), among other contemporary R&B artists. His renewed focus and other changes paid off.

Signed as a recording artist to the RCA distributed Keep Cool label in 2018, Brown who had by then relocated to Los Angeles, and while contemplating the stage name of Lucky Day (derived from the confluence of preparedness meeting opportunity (Lucky) and wanting it every day), he then drew inspiration from the late Marvin Gaye (owing to the similarities in their religious upbringings), he added an “e” to his stage name (as did Gaye to his real name), and made his debut as Lucky Daye. Daye’s First recorded output under his label was “Little More Time,” a Victoria Monet collaboration included on the soundtrack for Insecure’s third season. Next came the single “Roll Some Mo,” followed shortly thereafter by his first EP entitled ‘1’, the set embodied six cuts, all written with and produced by D’Mile (Bassist, Dernst Emile II), the set prompted some scant comparisons to other artists, but those comparisons became the impetus to find his own lane and define his own sound.

His second release, was Daye’s debut album entitled ‘Painted‘  the LP set the summer of 2019 on fire for the young artist. Daye went on a worldwide tour, selling out venues in the U.K. and all over the United States. But by the end of the year, rising fears about Covid-19 abroad cut his streak of good fortune short. Then the pandemic hit the U.S., but Daye could not contain his creativity, and turned the ensuing shutdowns and bleak news into continuing drift into darkness, for Daye, it was brightening by the day.

During those harrowing days, Covid-19 and it’s accompanying misery and death had caused a global shift towards darkness, and once again thoughts centered around Marvin Gaye consumed the inertia and again inspired and influenced Daye’s thoughts and Gaye’s album “The Complete Duets With Tammi Terrell” inspired the idea behind Daye’s Next project, an EP of duets entitled “Table For Two,” Daye’ s third release.

On “Table For Two” inspired and recorded during the height of the initial Covid outbreak in 2020, most of the tracks were made in person—the only exception was the pairing with Joyce Wrice, with whom Daye worked remotely, their song, it’s was reported, was originally meant for Mary J. Blige. The LP features a total of seven new pieces, one being an intro with just Lucky, while the rest are complete songs made in collaboration with a star studded cast of female R&B artists. “On Read,” the first single from this body of work has Daye paired with Tiana Major9 the song appears as Track 3 on the LP. From there, Yebba makes her way onto “How Much Can A Heart Take”, Mahalia appears on “My Window”, Ari Lennox  makes her presence felt on “Access Denied”, Queen Naija pairs on “Dream” and Joyce Wrice inserts her vocal talent on “Falling in Love.” The contents of the songs, all written by Daye reflect the full spectrum of emotions, the complete range from adulation to emotional heartbreak and frustration. “Table for Two” has gone on to receive Grammy nominations for Best Progressive R&B Album, while the single “How Much Can A Heart Take” from the album, recorded with Yebba received Grammy nominations for Best R&B Performance .

Now Lucky Daye is is teasing with his latest single, “Candy Drip,” the second release from his upcoming fourth release of the same name, due early next year. The album will likely coincide with the just announced Candy Drip Tour also kicking off in early Spring. 

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